9．How long will the train take to reach the city Dorsett? A．One hour． B．Two hours． C．Three hours． 听第8段材料，回答第l0至12题。 10．What would the woman like to drink ?
A．Milk． B．Tea with milk． C．Tea with sugar． 11．What does the woman think about the living room? A．She likes it very much． B．She likes the coffee table． C．She likes the curtains．
12．Where does the man get the curtains as a gift?
A．From his friend． B．From his grandparents． C．Form his parents． 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．What do we know about the man’s phone?
A．It has to Bluetooth． B．It is used for business． C．It has no free Internet access． 14．Why does the woman want to use the man’s phone? A．To give her customer a call． B．To send an e-mail to her customer． C．To check an e-mail from her customer．
听第l0段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．When did Obama talk about the healthcare reform?
A．On Tuesday． B．On Wednesday． C．On Friday．
1 8．How many people do not have healthcare insurance protection in America? A．470，000． B．4，700，000． C．47，000，000． 19．Where should the money for healthcare come from according to Obama? A．The Federal budget deficits． B．The tax increases on the wealthy． C．The House Representatives． 20．What can we learn from the news?
A．Health insurance reform will add to the Federal budget deficits． B．Healthcare reform is the most important in America．
C．Those who earn more than one million dollars year will be taxed more． 第一节 单项选择 （共15题，每题1分，满分15分）
21. —Is it all right if I keep this photo？ —_______.
A. No，you don’t B. No, it shouldn’t C. I’m afraid not D. Don’t keep it 22.Tom was about to close the windows_____his attention was caught by a bird. A. when B. if C. and D. till
23.My mother opened the drawer to _________ the knives and spoons. A. put away B. put up C. put on D. put together 24.In our class there are 46 students, ______ half wear glasses. A. in whom B. in them C. of whom D. of them
25.One of our rules is that every student ______wear school uniform while at school. A. might B. could C. shall D. will 26.I don’t doubt ______ for the journey by doing jobs on the ship.
A. that he can pay C. that can he pay
B. whether he can pay D. whether can he pay
30. The discovery of gold in Australia led thousands to believe that a fortune______. A. I made B. would make C. was to be made D. had made 31. ____ you’ve grown up, you should be independent of your parents’ help.
A. Even though B. In case C. Just as D. Now that 32. It was almost midnight when the fire ____ in the neighborhood.
A. broke up B. broke down C. broke in D. broke out
33.Grace doesn’t want to move to New York because she thinks if she _____there ,she wouldn’t be able to see her parents very often.
A. lives B. would live C. has lived D. were to live
34.The teacher was worried about the boys in her class, for they spent ______ time playing computer games. A. large amount of C. a large amount of
B. a large number of D. large numbers of
35. Mr. Black is very happy because the clothes made in his factory have never been . A. popular B. more popular C. most popular D. the most popular 第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每题1分，满分20分）
A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool. A letter can be enjoyed, read and 36 . It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart (远离的);it can keep a 37 with very little effort.
I will give 38 .A few years ago my older brother and l were not getting 39 .We had been close as 40 but had grown apart. Our meetings were not 41 ; our conversation was filled with arguments
and quarrels and every effort to clear the air seemed to only 42 our misunderstanding. Then he 43 a small island in the Caribbean and we 44 touch. One day he wrote me a letter. He described his island and its people, told me what he was doing, said how he felt, and encouraged me to 45 .
Rereading the letter, I was 46 by its humor（幽默）and clever expressions. These were all qualities for which I had 47 respected my older brother but 48 he no longer had them. I had never known he could write so 49 . And with that one letter we became friends 50 . It might never have occurred to 51 to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no 52 . For him, writing was a necessity. It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch. Because we live in an age of 53 communication（通讯）, people often 54 that they don’t always have to phone or email. They have a 55 . And that is to write. 36. A. received 37. A. record 39. A. through 40.A．brothers 41. A．normal 42. A．deepen 43. A．toured 44. A．lost
B. rewritten B. promise B. a lesson B. together B. children
C. returned C. friendship C. along C．fellows
D. reread D. secret D. a talk D. away D．classmates D．possible D．settle D．moved to D．got in D．read
D．honored
38. A. an example C. an experience
B. necessary B. start
C．pleasant C．express C．reached C．needed C．enjoy
B. stopped B. kept in B. write B. beaten B. seldom B. judged B. often
45.A. think 46.A．driven 47. A．never
C．surprised
C．sometimes C. thought C. much C. too
D．once D. expected． D. soon D. again
D. my brother D. relative D. busy D. forget D. plan
48. A．realized 49. A．well 50. A．later 51. A．us
B. anyhow B. anyone
C. someone C. phones C. popular C. argue C. method
52. A. mail services 53. A．poor
B.transport services B. easy
54. A．believe B. decide 55.A. habit
B. choice
第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题，每小题2，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出最佳选项，
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Born in September, 1987, Irene Curie was the first of the Curies’ two daughters. Along with nine other children whose parents were also famous scholars, Irene studied in their own school, and her mother was one of the teachers. She finished her high school education at the College of Sévigné in Paris.
Irene entered the University of Paris in 1914 to prepare for a degree in mathematics and physics. When World War I began, Irene went to help her mother, who was using -ray facilities（设备） to help save the lives of wounded soldiers.Irene continued the work by developing -ray facilities in military hospitals in France and Belgrum. Her services were recognised in the form of a Military’s Medal by the French government.
In 1918, Irene became her mother’s assistant at the Curie Institute. In December 1924, Frederic Joliot joined the Institute, and Irene taugh him the techniques required for his work. They soon fell in love and were married in 1926. Their daughter Helene was born in 1927 and their son Pierre five years later.
Like her mother, Irene combined family and career. Like her mother, Irene was awarded a Nobel Prize, along with her husband, in 1935. Unfortunately, also like her mother, she developed leukemia because of her work with radioactivity（辐射能）. Irene Joliot-Curie died from leukemia on March 17, 1956. 59．Why was Irene Curie awarded a Military Medal?
A.Because she received a degree in mathematics. B.Because she contributed to saving the wounded. C.Because she won the Nobel Prize with Frederic. D. Because she worked as a helper to her mother. 60．Where did Irene Curie meet her husband Frederio joliot?
A.At the Curie Institute. B.At the Cniversity of Paris. C.At a military hospital. D.At the College of Sevigne. 61．When was the second child of Irene Curie and Frederic Joliot born? A. In 1932. B. In 1927. C. In 1897. D. In 1926.
62．In which of the following aspects was Irene Cuire different from her mother?
A.Irene worked with radioactivity. B.Irene combined family and career. C.Irene won the Nobel Prize once D.Irene died from leukemia.
C
The way we do things round here
Some years ago, I was hired by an American bank. I received a letter from the head of the Personnel Department that started, \saddened me. I thought he was saying \hired someone else.\British English it means \
So the first lesson about working in other countries is to learn the language and by that I don't just mean the words people speak. It is body language, dress, manners, ideas and so on. The way people do things highlights many of the differences we see between cultures（文化）．
Some of these differences may be only on the surface-dress, food and hours of work-while others may be deeper and take longer to deal with. Mostly, it is just a question of getting used to the differences and accepting them, like the climate（气候），while getting on with business.
Some of the differences may be an improvement. People are more polite; the service is better; you ask for something to be done and it happens without having to ask again. However, other differences can be
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